Is Hidden City still explicitly allowed?
Apr 15, 2016, 9:48 am
#16
Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
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Even then, it would be pennies as most of the fare is "lifted" once you board the first leg, you might gets some fees and taxes back. I speak from experience, I did an inadvertent HCT once when WN stranded me in MDW and I was lucky to make my way home on another airline. Much to my surprise, only a few $ was returned was I asked for some credit for the 2/3 of the way I didn't go...
Apr 24, 2016, 9:27 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2000
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Is there a courtesy needed when exiting the plane at the stopover airport on a one-way direct flight? With the no assigned seat policy, I suspect it would be hard for the gate agent to resolve the undercount and identify who is not on the plane.
Apr 24, 2016, 10:42 pm
#18
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: USA
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Courtesty is to tell the gate agent. It might keep the flight on time-otherwise the thru count or count after boarding will be wrong. They are required to reconcile the difference-sometimes necessitating every passengee to show ID.
As a reminder, you will earn ZERO RR redeemable, TQP, or CPQP points if you stop your journey early (aka hidden city ). This is by-design and missing points inqury online or via phone will not result in points earned. I think this is what caused a 99% drop in Southwest hidden city ticketing among flyertalk members...
Apr 25, 2016, 7:34 am
#19
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I never found huge HCT opportunities on WN to begin with. I used to find small opportunities...MCI-DAL-OKC being $20-30 cheaper than MCI-DAL, that kind of thing. Since Southwest isn't built around fortress hubs (for the most part), I never personally ran across the $99 vs. $400 HCTs like you could find with CVG or DTW on Delta.
Thus under the RR2.0 rules, I don't even look for them.
Am I missing out? Are there WN cities where I really should be looking, knowing full well that I'm missing out on points if I do it?
Thus under the RR2.0 rules, I don't even look for them.
Am I missing out? Are there WN cities where I really should be looking, knowing full well that I'm missing out on points if I do it?
Apr 25, 2016, 7:42 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2013
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50/50 odds because the GA would either say "yes" or "no"? Because I'd put the odds at much, much closer to zero.
Apr 25, 2016, 12:03 pm
#21
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I never found huge HCT opportunities on WN to begin with. I used to find small opportunities...MCI-DAL-OKC being $20-30 cheaper than MCI-DAL, that kind of thing. Since Southwest isn't built around fortress hubs (for the most part), I never personally ran across the $99 vs. $400 HCTs like you could find with CVG or DTW on Delta.
Thus under the RR2.0 rules, I don't even look for them.
Am I missing out? Are there WN cities where I really should be looking, knowing full well that I'm missing out on points if I do it?
Thus under the RR2.0 rules, I don't even look for them.
Am I missing out? Are there WN cities where I really should be looking, knowing full well that I'm missing out on points if I do it?
One way historically is to look for A-B-C where B is far away from both A/C and and A/C are close together.